Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Grimes (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Grimes. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Parishes/Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Grimes is located in East Carroll Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of East Carroll Parish: Chicot (AR), Madison, Richland, West Carroll, Issaquena (MS) & Warren (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Grimes. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grimes:
- East Carroll Parish (The home parish of Grimes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- Transylvania
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sondheimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Madison Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- Omega
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Ashly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Tallulah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Quebec
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Richmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Tendal
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Barnes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Thomastown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Coleman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Mound
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Richland Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- Delhi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Holly Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- West Carroll Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- Darnell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
- Pioneer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Epps
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <1>
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kilbourne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fiske
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
- Issaquena County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- Tallula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Chotard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Valley Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Mayersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Booth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Sharkey County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- Onward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Smedes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Blanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Issaquena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Cary
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Rolling Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenzen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Riverside Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Mont Helena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Anguilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- Haynes Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Redwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Vicksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Villanova
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Villanova is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Stout
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stout is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Washington County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hampton is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Byrne City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- Yazoo County (MS)
- Kearney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grimes, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Grimes.
Cemeteries Near Grimes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grimes.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Grimes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grimes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- Cold Tar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Benjamin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Way Way Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Sweet Canaan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Heavenly Rest Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lone Star Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gailliard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brunswick Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kiger Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tyrone Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (60 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Forest Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Grimes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grimes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- Arcadia ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arcadia is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Omega
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Brunswick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brunswick is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Tallula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Chotard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Lake Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Floyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Floyd is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Millikens Bend ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Millikens Bend is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millikens Bend
- Onward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Ashly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Smedes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Benham ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Benham is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Shelburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shelburn is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
- Blanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grimes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grimes.
Newspapers Published in Grimes ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grimes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grimes, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grimes.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Grimes:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to East Carroll Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Madison Parish
- Richland Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Issaquena County
- Sharkey County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Yazoo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grimes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grimes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |